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What Causes Elevated Sgpt Level?

hi! im 26 and i have 3 maintenance medicine like colcichine, hypace and purinase. for the first time after a very long time of taking laboratory exam my sgpt level raise to 50mg and the normal is up to 35 this is the first time that my sgpt got over 35. do i need to worry? or this is just the cause of my food intake? i ate a lot of pork and rice that cause to gain weight. what should i do now? is it harmful even thou my sgpt got 50mg for the first time? tnx!
Mon, 9 May 2016
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Thank you for posting your query.

Lab results reveal hepatitis.
SGOT (AST) and SGPT (ALT) are liver enzymes located inside the liver cell.
these enzymes play an important role in the metabolic processes.
an increase in the level of these enzymes reflect an INJURY to the Liver. medically, the condition is know as Hepatitis.
Hepatitis maybe caused by
- Virus (A, B, C, D, E) - one of the most common causes
- Drugs - Alcohol - certain food (including Pork consumption)
- Increased Fat content in the body - certain bacteria, amoeba may also cause hepatitis/ abscess

My advice:
- get Viral serology test for HepB and HepC
- Avoid Pork altogether (http://draxe.com/why-you-should-avoid-pork/)
- Avoid alcohol
- Recheck your Liver Enzymes and Liver Function Test after 4 to 6 weeks

wish you good health.
further queries are welcomed.

Health professionals aim to diagnose properly and manage patients according to their limited knowledge. Cure is blessed by the ONE who Created us, whose power and knowledge is unlimited .
wish you good health.
regards,
Dr Tayyab Malik
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What Causes Elevated Sgpt Level?

Thank you for posting your query. Lab results reveal hepatitis. SGOT (AST) and SGPT (ALT) are liver enzymes located inside the liver cell. these enzymes play an important role in the metabolic processes. an increase in the level of these enzymes reflect an INJURY to the Liver. medically, the condition is know as Hepatitis. Hepatitis maybe caused by - Virus (A, B, C, D, E) - one of the most common causes - Drugs - Alcohol - certain food (including Pork consumption) - Increased Fat content in the body - certain bacteria, amoeba may also cause hepatitis/ abscess My advice: - get Viral serology test for HepB and HepC - Avoid Pork altogether (http://draxe.com/why-you-should-avoid-pork/) - Avoid alcohol - Recheck your Liver Enzymes and Liver Function Test after 4 to 6 weeks wish you good health. further queries are welcomed. Health professionals aim to diagnose properly and manage patients according to their limited knowledge. Cure is blessed by the ONE who Created us, whose power and knowledge is unlimited . wish you good health. regards, Dr Tayyab Malik